Sacramento city officials will release the cost of a new sports and entertainment complex this week. At the same time, the city is cutting budgets to all departments.

As Sacramento grapples with a 39 million dollar budget deficit,
many wonder why Mayor Kevin Johnson remains committed to building a
new sports and entertainment complex.

Yesterday, at his weekly press conference, Johnson said his
focus is on jobs and revenue, not sports.

"I think the questions are fair but I think people have to
understand it's not about guys bouncing basketballs, it's about
jobs in our community. If that business leaves then that's going to
affect police, fire, parks in a much more averse way."

Johnson says a new arena will be financed with private and
public money. It's still uncertain what the city will have to
invest in a new arena, but the mayor says his plan is to spread the
cost around the region.

"So I think this gives us an opportunity to get full buy
in and have real communication and dialogue with our
six-county-region so we're going to need all them as part of the
equation.